Netanyahu's office said in a statement that the prime minister, who was in Warsaw for a USA -sponsored Middle East conference, had been misquoted by The Jerusalem Post, which issued a corrected story. The recent developments showed that the four Visegrad Group countries hope to strengthen their ties with Washington while the USA, bypassing the Paris-Berlin axis, seeks greater influence in the ... [Full Article...]

Rosenstein has been overseeing the Russian Federation probe for most of its existence, ever since former Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from the investigation. Since his appopintment in December 2018, Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker has overseen the investigation, having previously publicly criticized it. [Full Article...]

The discredited counter-radicalisation strategy, Prevent, was meant to stem the recruitment of "homegrown" terrorists, including those recruited into the far right, but has disproportionately focused on Islamist extremism without yielding any significant concrete results. [Full Article...]

A widespread cold rain will continue and, at times, mix with freezing rain or sleet. The weather service says 6 to 8 inches of rain is possible in eastern Arkansas, where up to 6 inches fell in recent days. Plan on slippery road conditions and potentially hazardous travel conditions or delays. With snow covered roads, look for hard stretches to materialize. [Full Article...]

Two babies who had born in Syria, had already died. Two weeks ago, Ms Begum escaped from Baghuz - IS's last stronghold in eastern Syria. Now 19, she was tracked down in a refugee camp by The Times newspaper and told Sky News "I didn't know what I was getting into when I left". [Full Article...]

Progressive activist Analilia Mejia this morning offered her thoughts on U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders' (D-VT) entrance into the 2020 race for the presidency. But the 77-year-old Vermont senator, who on Tuesday launched his second bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, isn't yet on board with a push to eliminate what could be one the biggest obstacles to getting his proposals through Co... [Full Article...]

The talks between United States negotiators and Taliban members in Islamabad which was supposed to be held on Monday, February 18, has been postponed, Taliban acknowledged in a statement on Sunday. The Taliban control almost half of Afghanistan, and are more powerful than at any time since the 2001 US-led invasion after the 9/11 terror attacks in 2001. [Full Article...]

In his latest statements, the BBC also quoted Ren as saying he objects to Washington's accusations against his daughter, Huawei's chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou . More substantially, the firm says that it will never collaborate with the Chinese government. The US believes insecurities in its systems could allow Chinese intelligence backdoor access to western telecoms networks - somethin... [Full Article...]

Although the French president himself will not attend the rallies, he plans to visit a Holocaust memorial later in the day. France is home to the biggest Jewish community in Europe - around 550,000 - a population that has grown by about half since World War II, but anti-Semitic attacks remain common. [Full Article...]

Four people were shot to death in central MI in what investigators say may have been a murder-suicide. Sheriff LaJoy-Young said in a statement: "I can confirm that we have had a shooting and that there are four deceased individuals on the scene". [Full Article...]

Roger Stone , longtime political ally of President Trump, flashes a victory gesture as he departs following a status conference in the criminal case against him brought by special counsel Robert S. She did not completely restrict Stone's ability to speak, but he is not allowed to speak in and around the courthouse. In another post , Stone wrote , "What some say are cross hairs are in fact the ... [Full Article...]

Pakistan is in the grip of a major debt crisis and is seeking a $12 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund but has yet to sign the deal which comes with tough conditions. Analysts have said the tour is part of a Gulf pivot to rising Asia as a growing oil market, but also a timely demonstration to the West that MBS is not an worldwide pariah. [Full Article...]

The Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the attack. "The encounter is still in progress and the security forces are on the job", police said. India will urge the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) an global monetary watchdog, to blacklist Pakistan. The Thursday attack highlighted the increasing pull of the militancy on local youth . [Full Article...]

Le died at a hospital, said Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham Stewart. Additional services were scheduled for Sunday. Police received a number of reports of an "active shooter" in an industrial park in Aurora at about 13:24 local time (19:24 GMT) on Friday. [Full Article...]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel also echoed the role of Russia in the meeting as saying "If during the Cold War. we imported large amounts of Russian gas, I don't know why times should be so much worse today that we can say: Russia remains a partner". [Full Article...]